Regional council $952,000 over budget on legal fees
$277,000 of the total cost related to prosecutions.
$277,000 of the total cost related to prosecutions.
Father of student killed by tutor Clayton Weatherston says change is needed.
Young and vulnerable migrants underpaid by more than $12,000 over six-month ordeal.
Aucklanders urged to follow forecasts as heavy rain and strong winds hit city.
Footage of a violent attack on a Waitaki schoolboy 'should never have happened'.
Crimes ranged from selling non-existent items to stealing a commercial floor scrubber.
Kelly attacked the woman after returning home from a Stopping Violence course.
'There is little chance he has survived,' Maritime NZ said in a statement.
Weather-related damage may soon be as destructive as earthquakes.
Family forced to stay in Glasgow for six months of treatment for Arran.
Delivery driver returned to see Elyse Wilson loading slabs of meat into her car.
Assault alleged after coach finished refereeing a game for eight-year-olds.
Dr Karyn Paringatai found a history of cancer in her family that has helped to save her.
Why kokako and tieke split from their South Island kin about three million years ago.
Testing reveals last bastion for the initial Omicron variant has dropped to zero per cent.
Lifts on 'fantastic' snow-blanketed slopes will remain operating into October.
Wastewater testing finds the centres flush with meth, cocaine and mollies.
Forced registration and desexing are part of a petition to get moggies under control.
The 9.7m long juvenile humpback was first seen floating off the coast a fortnight ago.
Jotham Miller said the wind caused his erratic driving but blood test revealed the truth.
Jeremy Ching's vandalism spree earns a nine-month prison sentence at a hectic hearing.
Phil Ker says problems in the education system are not being addressed.
A woman raises concern about use of changing rooms at public pool, to mayor's disgust.
Anthony Phillip Hitchcock was one of the first to be sentenced to life imprisonment in NZ.
A steady drop in results from wastewater testing in all southern sites - except two.
Co-governance concerns boil over after PM speaks at a local government conference.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder compels woman to repeatedly terrorise her mother.
Wicket-keeper has 11 assault convictions, including punching an umpire in the head.
Dylan Owens positioned his body before launching both feet into the pelvis of a paramedic.
Partner knew what was happening so she's also liable, authority rules.